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Basic information on foreign and domestic policy, national security, political system, parties and elections, government and administrative structure. Participation in international organizations, treaties and regional unions.International and foreign policy and more. ... Read more

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The first in a series of national e-government reviews, this book uses a common analytical framework developed by the OECD E-Government Project that will assist countries in evaluating their e-government policies, ensure international comparability of findings and systematically build up a body of empirical evidence regarding good e-government practices. 

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With a focus on governmental institutions, this book explores the ways in which EU membership has altered the balance of power among key political actors. The authors discuss cultural adaptation to integration, as well as examining the views of the elite and voters. The transformation in national identity, sovereignty and neutrality are also examined. ... Read more

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The membership and alignment of Sweden, Finland and Norway in the EU has had a significant impact on the alcohol policies of each of these countries. Each has had a long history of state control of alcohol production as well as wholesale, import and retail sales. The purpose of such state control is to maintain a lower overall consumption of alcohol and the associated lower level of alcohol problems. This book descibes the changes in alcohol policy and practice and the consequences for each of these countries as a result of the association with the EU. It describes the negotiations and their results concerning alcohol policy, the patterns of alcohol sales and consumption, changes in public values and attitudes concerning alcohol sales and its control, the health and social problems which are related to these changes and economic factors, and the consequences of changes in alcohol policy. ... Read more

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The nomination process has been called 'the secret garden of politics' - and for good reasons. The process by which candidates for election are being screened and selected is among the least understood and researched political phenomena, even though this process is so closely linked to the power structure within political parties. Nominations are mechanisms for selecting candidates, but also for holding the incumbent delegates responsible. In this book, nomination processes in four Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway - are analysed and evaluated as instruments of democracy. The authors compare institutions, procedures and unwritten norms. The book in particular addresses questions about the citizens' ability to influence the nomination processes. The process is not only modelled in traditional terms of representation, but also as a principal-agent relationship. Despite great institutional similarities, the nomination processes and their outcomes vary considerably across the four countries. In particular, significant differences are found with regard to the extent of citizen control.The book provides a first mapping of this central feature of Nordic politics and thus also serves the comparative purpose of differentiating between otherwise similar political systems. ... Read more

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Ultimate handbook on government and business contacts in the country. Government agencies, strategic, business contacts, international representations and more... ... Read more

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The Finnish nobility (Fi. Aateli, Sw. Adel) was historically a privileged class in Finland, deriving from its period as part of Sweden and the Russian Empire. Noble families and their descendants are still a part of Finnish republican society today, but except for the titles themselves, no longer retain any specific or granted privileges. A majority of Finnish nobles have traditionally been Swedish-speakers using their titles mostly in Swedish. The Finnish nobility today has some 6,000 male and female members.The Finnish nobility is organized into classes according to a scheme introduced in the Act on the Organisation of the House of Nobility (Fi. Ritarihuonejärjestys, Sw. Riddarhusordningen). ... Read more

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Chapters: Government Ministers of Finland, Mayors of Places in Finland, Members of the Parliament of Finland, Tarja Halonen, Paavo Lipponen, Esko Aho, Mauno Koivisto, Matti Vanhanen, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Heikki Ritavuori, Tanja Karpela, Sauli Niinistö, Anne Holmlund, Paavo Väyrynen, Jari Vilén, Vilho Annala, Bjarne Kallis, Satu Hassi, Suvi-Anne Siimes, Jan-Erik Enestam, Antti Kalliomäki, Jyri Häkämies, Stefan Wallin, Eero Heinäluoma, Pekka Haavisto, Teuvo Aura, Osmo Soininvaara, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Tarja Filatov, Ole Norrback, Tarja Cronberg, Iiro Viinanen, Antti Tulenheimo, Jan Vapaavuori, Mauri Pekkarinen, Eva-Riitta Siitonen, Paula Lehtomäki, Tuija Brax, Raimo Ilaskivi, Jan-Magnus Jansson, Johannes Koskinen, Onni Hiltunen, Kari Rajamäki, Susanna Huovinen, Leena Luhtanen, Ville Itälä, Jutta Zilliacus, Reino Oittinen, Seppo Kääriäinen, Eemil Luukka, Axel Lille, Martti Korhonen, Liisa Hyssälä, Hannes Manninen, Sirkka-Liisa Anttila, Anu Vehviläinen, Sari Sarkomaa, Aino-Maija Luukkonen, Marketta Kokkonen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 159. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ·) (Finnish pronunciation: ; born 24 December 1943) is the 11th and current President of Finland. The first female to hold the office, Halonen had previously been a member of the parliament from 1979 to 2000 when she resigned after her election to the presidency. In addition to her political career she had a long and extensive career in trade unions and different non-governmental organizations. Halonen is a graduate of the University of Helsinki, where she studied law from 1963 to 1968. She was active in student politics and served as the Social Affairs Secretary and Organization Secretary of the National Union of Students from 1969 to 1970. In 1971 she joined the Social Democratic Party and worked as a lawyer in t...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=30797 ... Read more

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Chapters: Constitution of Finland, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Provincial Governors of Finland, Constitution of Åland, Government of Åland, Finnish Passport, Accident Investigation Board Finland, National Technology Agency, List of Finnish Treaties, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finnish Environment Institute. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This article is part of the series:Politics and government ofFinland For the constitution of the Grand Duchy of Finland see: Swedish Constitution of 1772The Constitution of Finland (Finnish: or Swedish: ) is the supreme source of national law of Finland. It defines the basis, structures and organisation of government, the relationship between the different constitutional organs, and lays out the fundamental rights of Finnish citizens. The original Constitution Act was enacted in 1919, soon after Finland declared its Independence in 1917, but the current Constitution came into force on 1 March 2000. Finland's current constitutional laws are: the Constitution Act of Finland (2000); the Parliament Act (1995); the Procedure of Parliament (2000) and the Act on the High Court of Impeachment (1995). The fundamental principles of the Constitution Act of 1919 and the Procedure of Parliament of 1906 remained unchanged during the first fifty years of Finnish independence, as there was little pressure or need for any amendments to the Constitution Act. However, this did not prevent the Constitution from adapting to the changing needs of the day. The flexibility of the Finnish Constitution is due to the use of "exceptive laws," a distinctive feature of the Finnish system: instead of amending or changing the Constitution, an act may be made as an ad hoc exception to it. Such an exceptive law does...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1060464 ... Read more

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Finland's traditional Nordic model is under pressure: A rapidly ageing society, the global economic crisis and growing societal disillusionment require the public administration to be strategically agile in order to maintain fiscal sustainability and to respond to a complex and rapidly changing environment.

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Chapters: Paavo Lipponen, Esko Aho, Mauno Koivisto, Matti Vanhanen, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Heikki Ritavuori, Tanja Karpela, Sauli Niinistö, Anne Holmlund, Paavo Väyrynen, Jari Vilén, Vilho Annala, Satu Hassi, Suvi-Anne Siimes, Jan-Erik Enestam, Antti Kalliomäki, Jyri Häkämies, Stefan Wallin, Eero Heinäluoma, Pekka Haavisto, Osmo Soininvaara, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Tarja Filatov, Ole Norrback, Tarja Cronberg, Iiro Viinanen, Mauri Pekkarinen, Jan Vapaavuori, Paula Lehtomäki, Tuija Brax, Jan-Magnus Jansson, Johannes Koskinen, Onni Hiltunen, Kari Rajamäki, Susanna Huovinen, Leena Luhtanen, Ville Itälä, Reino Oittinen, Seppo Kääriäinen, Eemil Luukka, Martti Korhonen, Liisa Hyssälä, Hannes Manninen, Sirkka-Liisa Anttila, Anu Vehviläinen, Sari Sarkomaa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 128. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mauno Henrik Koivisto (born November 25, 1923) was the ninth President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as Prime Minister 19681970 and 19791982 . He was the first Social Democrat to be elected as President. Koivisto was born in Turku, Finland, the second son of Juho Koivisto, a carpenter at Crichton-Vulcan shipyard, and Hymni Sofia Eskola, who died when he was 10. After attending primary school, Koivisto had a number of jobs, and at the beginning of the Winter War in 1939, when he was 16, he joined a field firefighting unit. During the Continuation War, Koivisto served in the Infantry Detachment Törni, led by the famous Lauri Törni, which was a reconnaissance detachment operating behind the enemy lines and open to selected volunteers only. During the war he received the Order of the Cross of Liberty (2nd class) and was promoted to the rank of lance corporal. He later referred to his experiences during the war by stating "When you have taken part in a game in which...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=164615 ... Read more

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Institutions whose goal is to help those at the margins have been a feature of social life for centuries.Today, instead of excluding and stigmatizing, social assistance institutions have integration and encouragement as their goal.This book examines how four countries with similar per capita incomes - but very different systems of social protection - seek to combat poverty and promote reintegration into society.The ways in whichyoung people, the long-term unemployed, lone-parent families, and immigrants and asylum seekers are helped receive particular attention.It analyzes the often complex interaction between the cash benefit system, central and local government responsibilities and the roles of non-governmental organizations, giving particular attention to how barriers and disincentives to employment can be overcome. ... Read more

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Finland is one of the most rural countries within the OECD, and it is also one of the early adopters of a multi-sectoral approach to rural policy. The Finnish model of rural policy has been reasonably successful in achieving coherence among sectoral policies oriented to rural areas (the so-called broad rural policy) and in tailoring specific programmes to promote rural development (the so-called narrow rural policy). This reviews examines developments in Finnish rural policy since the last review in 1995, examining in particular public service delivery and competitiveness and business environment policies.

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Chapter 1. Rural Finland: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 2. Rural Policy in Finland: Evolution, Consolidation, and Remaining Challenges
Chapter 3. Focus on Public Service Delivery
Chapter 4. Focus on Competitiveness and Business Environment Policies
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